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|series = [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
|anthology | |series in range = Short Trips - Volume IV | ||
|series number in range = 4 | |||
|number in series = 1 | |||
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | |||
|audio anthology = Short Trips - Volume IV | |||
|number = | |number = | ||
|doctor = | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Ian Chesterton]] | |companions = [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] | ||
|enemy = [[Rode]] | |enemy = [[Rode]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = | ||
|writer = | |writer = Richard Dinnick | ||
|director = | |director = | ||
|read by = [[William Russell]] | |read by = [[William Russell]] | ||
|music = [[Daniel Brett]] | |music = [[Daniel Brett]] | ||
|sound = [[Martin Montague]] | |sound = [[Martin Montague]] | ||
|publisher = | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 10 August 2011 | ||
|format = | |format =1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 8 stories | ||
|production code = | |production code =BFPSTCD04 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-550-1 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-550-1 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78575-811-9 (digital) | ||
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'''''A Star is Born''''' was a [[2011]] [[Big Finish Productions]] audio short story, read by [[William Russell]]. | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''A Star is Born''''' was a [[2011 (releases)|2011]] [[Big Finish Productions]] audio short story, read by [[William Russell]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor and his companions answer a distress call from a vast spaceship carrying the remnants of a dying race... | [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] and his companions answer a distress call from a vast spaceship carrying the remnants of a dying race... | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[First Doctor]] | * [[First Doctor]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Susan Foreman]] | ||
*[[Barbara Wright]] | * [[Barbara Wright]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Ian Chesterton]] | ||
*[[Egrabill]] | * [[Egrabill]] | ||
*[[Rode]] | * [[Rode]] | ||
*[[Greneva]] | * [[Greneva]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
*Ships entering the [[exosphere]] are subject to [[Gravity|gravitational pull]]. | * Ships entering the [[exosphere]] are subject to [[Gravity|gravitational pull]]. | ||
*[[Communications array]]s can be used to broadcast | * [[Communications array]]s can be used to broadcast messages, such as requests for assistance. | ||
*Egrabill is unable to discern Susan's gender. | * Egrabill is unable to discern Susan's gender. | ||
*[[Kinneret]] is the homeworld of the [[Metraxi]]. | * [[Kinneret]] is the homeworld of the [[Metraxi]]. | ||
*The | * The Metraxi became sterile and so used [[clone|cloning]] to reproduce. However, this resulted in the loss of key genetic information, shorting their lifespans with each generation. | ||
*The Metraxi are led by [[Rode]], a Provost. | * The Metraxi are led by [[Rode]], a Provost. | ||
*The ship's [[propulsion generator]] failed and radiation is leaking from the [[fission reactor]]. | * The ship's [[propulsion generator]] failed and radiation is leaking from the [[fission reactor]]. | ||
*The Doctor says he is "well versed in a number of propulsion system" and notes Ian | * The Doctor says he is "well versed in a number of propulsion system" and notes Ian is a "scientist of sorts". | ||
*The Doctor and his companions don [[radiation suit]]s to inspect the fission reactor. | * The Doctor and his companions don [[radiation suit]]s to inspect the fission reactor. | ||
*The Metraxi have their own Bible. | * The Metraxi have their own Bible. | ||
*The radiation mutates Greneva so that she can have children again. She becomes [[pregnant]] as a result and the Doctor suggest many Metraxi will have been similarly altered. | * The radiation mutates Greneva so that she can have children again. She becomes [[pregnant]] as a result and the Doctor suggest many Metraxi will have been similarly altered. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*The | * Ian recalls his own experience of [[radiation|radiation poisoning]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') | ||
* The ship in need of repairs before gravity pulls it into a planet mimics [[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'' where the ship was pulled towards [[Torajii|a star]]. | |||
== | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/short-trips-volume-04-439|Short Trips - Volume IV}} | |||
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[[Category:Short Trips: Volume 4 audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:First Doctor audio stories]] | [[Category:First Doctor audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories in need of plot details]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:54, 21 October 2024
A Star is Born was a 2011 Big Finish Productions audio short story, read by William Russell.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and his companions answer a distress call from a vast spaceship carrying the remnants of a dying race...
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ships entering the exosphere are subject to gravitational pull.
- Communications arrays can be used to broadcast messages, such as requests for assistance.
- Egrabill is unable to discern Susan's gender.
- Kinneret is the homeworld of the Metraxi.
- The Metraxi became sterile and so used cloning to reproduce. However, this resulted in the loss of key genetic information, shorting their lifespans with each generation.
- The Metraxi are led by Rode, a Provost.
- The ship's propulsion generator failed and radiation is leaking from the fission reactor.
- The Doctor says he is "well versed in a number of propulsion system" and notes Ian is a "scientist of sorts".
- The Doctor and his companions don radiation suits to inspect the fission reactor.
- The Metraxi have their own Bible.
- The radiation mutates Greneva so that she can have children again. She becomes pregnant as a result and the Doctor suggest many Metraxi will have been similarly altered.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ian recalls his own experience of radiation poisoning. (TV: The Daleks)
- The ship in need of repairs before gravity pulls it into a planet mimics TV: 42 where the ship was pulled towards a star.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Short Trips - Volume IV page at bigfinish.com
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